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Stablecoin Retail Transfers Break Records in 2025, Hit $5.8B in August

Retail transfers under $250 are at all-time highs, with BSC and Ethereum mainnet gaining ground as Tron falls, according to a fresh report by CEX.io.

Stabelcoin transfers under $250 dollar (Visa/Allium)

Finance

Crypto Oracle Firm RedStone Acquires DeFi Credit Specialist Credora

The acquisition combines RedStone’s real-time market data with Credora’s DeFi credit ratings expertise.

RedStone Oracles co-founders Jakub Wojciechowski and Marcin Kazmierczak (RedStone)

Finance

'NFTs Turned Out to Be a Fad,’ Says Kevin O’Leary as He Buys $13M Collectible Card

The Shark Tank investor sees NFTs as a "fad," reveals investment thesis in high-end physical collectibles.

Kevin O'Leary (CoinDesk)

Tech

Silent Data Becomes First Privacy-Focused Layer 2 to Join Ethereum’s Superchain

The project is one of over 30 layer-2 networks working to scale Ethereum.

DeFi networks are global. (NASA/Unsplash)

Policy

Crypto Exchange OKX Fined $2.6M in Netherlands for Failing to Register With Dutch National Bank

The company offered crypto services in the Netherlands from July 2023 to August 2024 without the legally required registration.

OKX trading app on a mobile phone (CoinDesk)

Tech

Bitcoin Token Protocol BRC20 Enables EVM-Style Smart Contracts With 'BRC2.0'

BRC20 is a token standard for issuing fungible tokens on the Bitcoin blockchain via the Ordinals protocol

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Finance

A Bitcoin Startup Raised $50M to Allow Users to Trade With 'Bitcoin-Grade' Security

The raise brings Portal’s total funding to $92M as it pushes to make Bitcoin the anchor of tokenized and cross-chain markets.

16:0 Portal founders (Portal)

Markets

Decentralized Science Project Aubrai Launches on Base to Tackle Science Funding's ‘Valley of Death’

The decentralized AI agent, trained on unpublished longevity research from Aubrey de Grey’s lab, uses BIO Protocol's launchpad to fund experiments and tokenize discoveries.

science, lab (CoinDesk Archives)

Tech

Bitcoin Mining Faces 'Incredibly Difficult' Market as Power Becomes the Real Currency

Executives at Jackson Hole’s SALT conference said the old boom-and-bust halving rhythm is breaking down, with survival now tied to cheap power and diversified infrastructure.

Mining machines (GreenBelka/Shutterstock)

Finance

Haycen Secures Stablecoin Issuance License in Bermuda

The company provides stablecoin-based products for non-bank lenders in global trade.

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